Angel and Demon; Mirror Dimension

by Yue Zeng

“Mainly painting with oil, I explore fantasy styles as an outlet to express an imagined world beyond reality. In my fantasy paintings, I focus on portraits of mythical creatures and animals transfixed in the shifting colours of seascapes and landscapes. There is a natural spirit and magic to these creatures and their energy draws me in. I choose to paint these creatures as real living wildlife rather than abstractions. I weave their bodies and the surface of the landscape into each other through organic forms and flowing brush strokes, finding beauty, strength and innocence in their presence. Incorporating a saturated colour palette in my fantasy work, I create bold and striking imagery, contrasted between foreground and background, subject and landscape, and light and darkness.”